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    getting started guide hp Sto r age W orks DA T aut oloader ex ter nal model DA T 40x6e , DA T 7 2x6e[...]

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    open this flap for quick start installation poster[...]

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    1 2 4[...]

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    3 5 UNIX[...]

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    1 External autoloaders - contents Pre-Instal lation B efore y ou star t pag e 3 Bac kup soft ware and drivers pag e 5 Usin g the C D-R OM page 7 Checking th e S CSI connectio n page 9 Installing the autoloa der Step 1: Check the autoloader’s SCSI ID page 11 Step 2: Chec k the option s witch value (Sun s yst ems only) page 13 Step 3: Set the confi[...]

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    2 © 200 3- 2004 b y He wlett-P ac k ar d De velopmen t Compan y , L.P . Nov ember 200 3 P ar t Nu mb er: Q1 56 7 -90 905 H ewlet t -P acka rd Com pany m akes n o wa rran ty of any k in d wit h re gard to th is ma teria l, incl uding , but not limi ted to , the impli ed w arr antie s of me r chant abili ty and fitne ss f or a parti cu lar pur pose [...]

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    3 Bef o re y ou start HP Stor age W orks D A T models Thi s guide des cr ibes ho w to insta ll and oper ate the f ollo w ing HP Sto r age W or ks D A T models: •H P S t o r a g e W o r k s D A T 7 2 x 6 •H P S t o r a g e W o r k s D A T 4 0 x 6 Which operating sy stems are supported? HP Sto ra ge W or ks D A T au toloade rs can be connec ted t[...]

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    4 How can I chec k th e SCSI bus t ype and SCSI ID ? F or man y ope ra ting s y stems , y ou ca n install HP L ibr ar y & T ape T o ols fr o m www.hp.com/ support/tapetools and run the “Install Chec k” to c heck y our server ’s curr ent S CS I configuration (see pag e 3 7 ). This will pro vide informat ion about th e SCS I bus a nd th e S[...]

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    5 Backup so ft w ar e and dri v ers Back up s o ftwar e F or optim um perf or mance it is im portant to u se a bac k up a pplicati on that is appr opr iat e fo r y our sy stem ’s conf igur ation . In a direct attac h env ir onment , whe re the aut oloader is attached to a stan dalone s erver , y ou can u se bac k up softw ar e that is de signed f[...]

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    6 User Docume ntation CD-ROM Guide Dri ver s HP L ibr ary & T ape Tools Fig ur e 1: t he HP Storage W orks T ape CD-ROM HP Prod uct Regi stratio n autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 6 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    7 Using th e CD-ROM Drivers F or detailed inf ormatio n about dri v ers, ref er to the appr opr iate README file in the DRIVERS dir ect or ies o n the HP Stor age W orks Ta pe CD -RO M. T her e is a se par ate su b-dir ect ory f or eac h oper ating s y stem. HP Library & T ape T ools HP L ibr ary & T ape T ools so ftwar e pr o v id es di ag[...]

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    8 Figure 2: ch ecki ng the SCSI conn ection autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 8 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    9 Chec king the SCSI connec tion Us e the follo w ing que stion s to help y ou c heck y our SC SI co nnecti on . Many users can us e HP Library & Tape Too ls to check the SCSI bus type, see page 3 7. If you ans we r ‘Y es’ to all thes e questions, you are ready to install your aut oloader . If you answer ‘No’ , y ou will pr obab l y nee[...]

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    10 F igure 3: checkin g the aut oloader’s S CSI ID autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 10 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    11 Step 1: C he ck the a utoload er ’s SCSI I D Note Y our HP S tor age W or ks D A T auto loader is shipped w ith a def ault S C SI ID o f 5 . E ac h dev ice on the SCSI bus must h av e a unique SCS I I D number . The autoloa der ca n be assig ned a n y unu sed I D b etwe en 0 an d 1 5. Do n ot use S CSI I D 7 , wh ich i s rese rve d fo r t he S[...]

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    12 Fig ure 4: checki ng the option s witch autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 12 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    13 Step 2: Chec k the option s wit c h v alue (Sun s ystems onl y) Only read this section if you a r e inst allin g y our autoload er into a Sun workstation sys tem runni ng Solar is v ersi on 2 .6 or belo w . G o to step 3 if y ou ar e u sing yo ur auto loader on a UNIX s yst em, or str aight to step 4 if y ou ar e using your a utoloader on a Wind[...]

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    14 Figur e 5: setting th e UNIX configura tion switches autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 14 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    15 Step 3: Set t he configuration s witches (UN I X s y stems onl y) On ly rea d th is s ect ion if you are i nst all in g your aut olo ade r in to a UN IX syste m. Go stra igh t to step 4 i f you are installing y our autoloader in to a W indow s P C. 1 Check the UNIX C onfig uratio n Gui de on the HP Storag eWorks Tap e CD-ROM for specific advi ce[...]

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    16 Figure 6: a ttaching SCSI cable autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 16 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    17 Step 4 : Attac h SCSI cable A w ide VHD - t o -HD S CS I ca ble is pr o v ided t o connec t you r HP S tor age W orks D A T aut oloader to a VHD S CSI port on an L VD S CSI bus. If your server has a n HD SCSI port, y ou must either pur ch ase an d install a VH D-to -HD ada pter o r use an HD-to -HD cab le instead of the supp lied cable. Refer to[...]

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    18 F igure 7 : attaching the po wer cabl e autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 18 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    19 Step 5: Atta ch po wer cabl e An e xternal HP Storage W orks D A T autoloader w ill ope rate using an y vo ltage in the r ange 100–2 40 v olts (0.7 A , 50-60 Hz). No adjus tment is needed. T o connect y our a utoloade r to the po w er supp ly , pro ceed as f ollo ws : 1 Make sure that the autoloader is switched OFF. The power switch is on the [...]

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    20 Figure 8: loading t he autoloade r autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 20 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    21 Step 6: V erify installation Once y ou ha v e insta lled the dri ve har dw are , y ou sh ould v er ify that it is f uncti oning pr op erl y b efo re you s to re you r va l ua bl e d at a. Chec k operation Ensur e that you hav e do w nloaded any dri v er s and upgr ades neces sary f or y our bac k up appl icati on (se e page 5). 1 Swit ch on th e[...]

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    22 Figure 9: unloading the autoloade r eject b utton autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 22 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    23 T o unload a magazin e 1 Press the Eject button on the front panel. (See figure 9.) 2 The au toloader e jects the maga zine . How e v er , if one of the cartridges is still in the dr i ve mecha nism when y ou pr ess the E jec t button or the auto loader is bus y , it may be a long time bef or e the aut oloader w ill r espon d to the r eques t be[...]

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    24 Figure 10: HP StorageW orks D A T autoload er controls and i ndicators Eject button LCD Select butto n LEDs Mag az in e p r es en t T ape a ctivity Opera tor Attent ion Requi red Loa d cartr idge button Po w e r LED autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 24 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    25 Y our HP St orage W orks D A T autoloader The re ar e thr ee LEDs, a po wer LED , an L CD, two butto ns and an e ject bu tton on the fr ont panel of y our aut oloader . See page 2 3 fo r mor e inf orma tion a bout load ing and unl oading car tri dg es and page 44 for information abo ut for cing ejection. Fron t pa ne l L ED s Ther e ar e thr ee [...]

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    26 5 4 6 2 DC 1 3 WP Fig ur e 11 : LC D di s pla y autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 26 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    27 Load car tridge but ton Pr ess the Lo ad Cartri dge button to load the selec ted cartr idge fr om the maga z ine in to the dr i ve an d then pu t the aut oloader into s tac ke r mode . In stac k er mode , the loaded c artri dge is used f irst; w hen it is full, or the host serv er sends an UNL O AD command , the autoloader r eplaces it w ith the[...]

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    28 Figure 12: DDS media autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 28 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    29 Use t he corr ec t media In or der t o maxi mi z e dr i v e and media re liab ility , nor mall y use the auto loader t o pro vid e one w eek's back up p er maga zine. Idea lly , u se fi ve cartr idges and one c leaning cartr idge in each maga zine . Thi s allo ws y ou to pe rfor m a full bac k up , up to 40 (DDS- 4) GB or 7 2 (D A T 7 2) GB[...]

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    30 F igure 13: wr ite-pro tecting cartrid ges tab c losed, cartri dge wr ite-enab led tab ope n, cartri dge wr ite-pr otected autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 30 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    31 T o c lean th e tape head s HP recomm ends weekl y cleaning of the au toloader using an HP cleaning cartr idge (part number C5 7 0 9A). Do not use sw abs or other means of cleaning the heads. T he cleaning cartri dge uses a sp eci al tape to c lean the tape heads . A cleani ng cartridge ca n only be us ed 50 times or a s ins truc ted on th e car[...]

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    32 Handling car tridges • Do not touc h the tape medi a. • Do not attempt to c lean the tape path or ta pe guides insid e the cartridge . • Do not leav e cartridges in e xce ssi vel y dry or humid conditions . Do not leave cartri dges in dir ect sunlight or in places wher e magnetic fi elds are pr ese nt (for ex ample , under telephones, next[...]

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    33 Re gister y our autoloader Once y ou ha v e installed and test ed y our HP Stor age W orks D A T a utoload er , please take a few minutes to r egist er y our product . Y ou c an register v ia the w eb ( www.register.hp.com ). T o e nsure y our r egistr ation is comple te, th er e ar e a numbe r of qu estions on the electr oni c form that are man[...]

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    34 Figu re 1 4a: hp obdr , ste p 1 Fig ure 1 4b: hp obdr , step 2 F igure 14c: hp ob dr , step 3 Fi gure 14d: h p obdr , step 4 autoload_master-frame6.fm Page 34 Monday, December 29, 2003 9:39 AM[...]

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    35 Using HP OBDR Compatibilit y HP One -Bu tton Disa ste r Reco very is a standa rd featu re o n all HP Sto rag e W or ks D A T autoloa ders. How ev er , it can only be used w ith specif ic c onfigur at ions and w ill only r ecover the server to whi ch the autoloader is dir ectly connec ted . T o check whether y our system (hardwar e, operating sys[...]

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    36 T esting fo r co mpat ibi lity W e reco mmend that y ou perf or m a fu ll disas ter r eco v ery immedi atel y afte r installa tion—if pos sible , onto a blank har d disk . If y ou do not hav e a blank har d disk and do no t want to ov erwr ite y our s yst em, y ou can saf ely cancel the disa ster r ecov ery proce ss at step 4 in the fo llo win[...]

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    37 Diagnostic tools HP Library & T ape T ools HP Library & T ape T ools does not w ork on all op er atin g s ystems. Compatibili ty informat ion , updat es , a nd the latest version of t his soft war e ca n be foun d at www.hp.com/support . HP L ibr ary & T ap e T o ol s softw ar e pr o vi des f r ee dia gnos tic and tr ou blesho oting [...]

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    38 Optimizing perfor mance V ario us f acto rs can affec t aut oloader perfo rmanc e , partic ular l y in a netw or k en vi r onment o r if the dr i ve is no t on a dedi cated S CSI bu s. If your aut olo ad er i s no t pe rfo rmin g a s well as expe cte d, co nsi der th e fol lowing poi nts be fore contact ing HP Suppor t at www.hp.com/support . ?[...]

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    39 T r oubleshooting The f irst s tep in pr oblem-sol ving is establishing w hether the pr oblem li es with the c ar tr idge , the dri v e, the hos t server and its connecti ons, or w ith the way the s y stem is being oper ated. Most m odern SCS I host b us adapters locate and d isplay att ached devices when the s ystem is booting up . On Windo ws [...]

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    40 Ho w shoul d the SCS I bus be conf igured? Ho w shoul d the SCS I bus be ter minated? Is the corr ect SCSI host bus adapter installed? Description Further information Cor r ect conf igur ation o f the SC SI bus w ith multiple dri ves c an be a c o mplex area and mo re he lp ma y b e re q ui red. Refer to th e S CSI Configuration se ction in th e[...]

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    41 Do dri vers need to be insta lled and, if s o, whi ch ones T esting after installat ion Remember t hat th e sy stem recogniz es devi ces d uring boot -up . I f you sw ap or c onnect a p ro d u c t wh e n y ou r s ys t e m is ru n n i n g , yo u wi l l n eed to reboot the s ystem . Rebooting the s y stem w ill res et dev ices and w ill often r es[...]

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    42 The server boots but does not r ecogniz e the autoloader The appl ication does not recogn iz e the autoloader The aut oloader does n ot wor k P ossible reason Recommen ded action The po w er or S CSI cable is not connec ted proper ly . Chec k that the cables to the aut oloader are firml y connected . Ensur e that the S CS I cable does not hav e [...]

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    43 Under sta nding the O AR LED The am ber Oper ato r Attenti on R equir ed LE D indica tes w arni ng conditio ns, as desc ri bed in the fo llow ing tab le: LED d isplay Mea ning On A s eri ou s h ard ware er ror ha s o c cur red. • If yo u hav e j ust ins talled the au toloader , chec k the installati on for loos e connections and repeat the sel[...]

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    44 Fo rc in g e je c t io n If y ou pr es s the E jec t button w hen the au toloader is bus y , it ma y be a long time be fo re the autolo ader w ill res pond to the r eques t because it w ill fini sh the task it is perfor ming f irst . How ev er , if you need to unload a car tridge ur gently , ev en at the risk of losing data, yo u must for ce ej [...]

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    45 Ot her sources of information Y ou will also find tr oubleshootin g inf ormati on and co ntact de tails on the HP Stor age W or ks T ape CD-ROM an d the HP web sit e . In part ic ular: • T he online User’s Guide on the HP S t or age W orks T ape CD- R OM cont ains an extens i ve troubleshooting topic. • The HP suppor t web sit e contain s [...]

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